SAN MARCOS, Texas – Senior guard Nijal Pearson moves to No. 4 on the program's all-time scoring list and head coach Danny Kaspar logged his 100th win with Texas State (2-1) as they rolled past Prairie View A&M (1-2) 75-48 Tuesday night at Strahan Arena.
 
"I consider this a good victory for us," said head coach Danny Kaspar. "They [Prairie View A&M] almost beat Central Florida at Central Florida and they have some good players returning from their NCAA Tournament team last year. We did struggle at the end offensively, so we have to do a better job and finish strong, but I was proud of our defense."
 
BOBCAT NUMBERS
• The Bobcats went to wire-to-wire in the win and shot 52.2 percent from the field and 47.1 percent from 3-point range. The Bobcats made their money at the charity stripe with an 86.4 percentage.
• Pearson dropped a season-high 23 points on 5-of-8 shooting and was 11-of-14 from the free throw line. He also finished with eight rebounds. Pearson now has 1,577 career points and is 46 points shy of passing Donte Mathis (1995-99; 1,622 career points) for No. 3 on the program's all-time scoring list.
• Junior guard Deshawn Davidson scored all 11 of his points in the first half and junior forward Isiah Small nearly registered a double-double with nine points and nine assists. Small also recorded a season-high two blocks.
• Junior guard Marlin Davis also scored nine points and had a career-high four steals.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Bobcats led 43-28 at the half. The home team executed their half-court offense and recorded nine assists on 15 field goals.
• Texas State shot 5-of-7 from behind the arc and 80.0 percent at the free throw line (8-of-10). The Bobcats held the Panthers to a .429 clip from the floor and the visiting team failed to take one free throw in the half.
• Pearson led all players with 13 points and Davidson had 11 at the break.
• The Bobcats separated themselves with a 12-0 run to grow their lead to 62-37 and ultimately led by as many as 31 points in the blowout win.
• TXST outscored PVAMU 32-20 in the second half and held them to a 26.1 field goal percentage, including 1-of-5 from 3-point range.
• Despite shooting 37.5 percent from the floor and 30.0 percent from 3-point range in the final 20 minutes, Texas State converted on 11-of-12 at the line.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Texas State outrebounded Prairie View A&M 35-24 and outscored them in the paint (24-18) and on fast break points (11-5).
• The Bobcats forced the Panthers into 21 turnovers that they translated into 16 points. TXST bench also edged PVAMU 20-18.
• Junior guard Shelby Adams finished with seven points and sophomore guard Mason Harrell had six points and matched a career-high six assists.
 
UP NEXT
Texas State will travel north I-35 for an 8 p.m. tip Nov. 15 vs. No. 16/18 Baylor at the Ferrell Center. The Bears are one of five opponents on the Bobcats 2019-20 schedule that reached the NCAA Tournament last season.     
 
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